Definition
The study or practice of alchemy and early chemistry (archaic); or practitioners of these arts collectively.
Etymology
From 'chymic' (alchemical) + '-s' forming a noun of practice. This term parallels how 'physics' or 'ethics' work—the -ics suffix turning an adjective into an abstract field of study or practice.
Kelly Says
Calling yourself a 'chymicist' or studying 'chymics' in the 1600s was actually cutting-edge and dangerous—you were experimenting with caustic substances, explosive reactions, and ideas the Church wasn't always comfortable with, making early chemists some of history's first mad scientists.
Translations
ARالعربية
الكيمياء
al-keemīyā
BNবাংলা
রসায়নবিজ্ঞান
rasayan-bijgnan
CACatalà
química
kee-mee-ka
CSČeština
chemie
shee-mee
DEDeutsch
Chemie
shee-mee
ELΕλληνικά
χημεία
khee-mee-a
ESEspañol
quimica
kee-mee-ka
FRFrançais
chimie
shee-mee
GUGU
રાસાયણશાસ્ત્ર
raasaayan-shaas-tra
HEעברית
כימיה
khee-mee-ya
HIहिन्दी
रसायन विज्ञान
rasayan vigyan
IDBahasa Indonesia
kimia
kee-mee-a
ITItaliano
chimica
kee-mee-ka
MRMR
रसायनशास्त्र
rasayan-shaastra
MSBahasa Melayu
kimia
kee-mee-a
NLNederlands
chemie
shee-mee
PLPolski
chemia
kee-mee-a
PTPortuguês
química
kee-mee-ka
RUРусский
химия
khi-mee-ya
SWKiswahili
kemia
kee-mee-a
TAதமிழ்
வேதியியல்
vethiya-iyil
TEతెలుగు
రసాయన శాస్త్రం
rasayana sastramu
UKУкраїнська
хімія
khi-mee-ya
VITiếng Việt
hóa học
hoa hoc